Did you know that the importance of adult males showing up in a positive way for adolescent males is not at all unique to our species? There's something special about the father-son relationship. This might seem obvious because, when sons are little, they look up to...
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Local Professional Feature: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Kate Engbert
Who is Kate Engbert? In 2011, I was lucky enough to be admitted into the Couple and Family Therapy Program at the University of MD at College Park. One of the students who helped interview and select candidates from my eventual cohort was Kate Engbert. She was a...
How to Practice Self-Compassion
What is Self-Compassion? Prepare before your journey.Most people I know hold themselves to a higher standard than they hold others. This is pretty normal. After all, you know yourself better than anyone else possibly could. You know all of the ways in which you are...
Let’s Take This Pain And Discover the Meaning That Justifies It
Please watch this before you read my article. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxvxYoATF2E Folks - I’m going to try very hard to stay in my swim lane on this one. But there is just so much to say. People have written, are writing, and will write books about these...
Meditation Practitioners in the Age of COVID-19: “We’ve been practicing for this moment.”
Is Your Nervous System Agitated? Me too. This is a strange and frightening time to be alive. There is widespread infectious disease leading to layoffs, tanking 401ks, economic and health uncertainty leading to fear, anxiety, and stress. We are worried about ourselves...